Guerrero Mexico-1980: Person Diving Headfirst Into Water Beside a Boat

Catalog date: estimated · Catalog location: estimated. Review source evidence · Request a source quality check

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1980
Decade1980s
LocationGuerrero, Mexico
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1980 · Guerrero, Mexico
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

From the same film reel

1980 · Guerrero · Reel 844cb73a contains 9 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

Explore this year and place

Compare featured footage, popular clips and the full collection.

Same year and place1980 · Guerrero, MexicoExplore footage →Across the archiveFilmed in 1980Explore the year →Across the yearsGuerrero, MexicoExplore the place →

What is in this clip

recreation
swimming
boat excursions
physical movement
leisure travel
amateur filmmaking

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · tilt · Elevated downward view from beside the boat rail
Setting: outdoor · Open water immediately beside a boat
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Undetermined; sky is outside the frame
Lighting: Natural daylight with a strong blue-purple cast in the capture
People: 1 · One shirtless person with short dark hair and swim trunks dives headfirst; facial detail and exact age are unclear.
Vehicles: partially visible boat
Objects: boat rail · swim trunks
Colors: deep blue · violet · pale lavender · white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

Select a time to watch that moment in the preview.

The person leans forward beside the water.
The diver extends horizontally above the surface.
The body tips headfirst downward with legs trailing.
The entry throws up a white splash beside the boat.
A ring of disturbed water spreads behind the foreground rail.

Person Diving Headfirst Into Water Beside a Boat — Clip Details

Probably Guerrero, Mexico, circa 1980 home movie footage shows a shirtless person launching headfirst into rippling water beside a boat. The diver stretches forward, tips downward and disappears beneath the surface, leaving a bright splash. The handheld camera tilts down to follow the action, with a pale boat rail crossing the lower right of the later frames. Strong blue-purple coloration, grain and motion softness characterize the projected-film capture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003603

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1980 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Guerrero, Mexico Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This circa 1980 leisure shot suits documentary requests for a complete headfirst dive and splash during a boat excursion, probably in Guerrero, Mexico.
Period detail: The short hairstyle and swim trunks may show leisure dress consistent with circa 1980, although neither gives a narrow date.
Home-movie behavior: The camera operator follows a companion's quick dive, preserving the informal timing and close viewpoint of a recreational outing.
What appears in frame: A shirtless diver, swim trunks, extended limbs, rippling water, a white entry splash and a pale foreground boat rail fill the sequence.
Film character: Pronounced blue-purple coloration, grain, motion softness and handheld reframing give the projected small-gauge capture its archival texture.
Edit role: The complete launch-to-splash action works as a short recreational insert or a transition from boat travel to swimming.
Historical context: The moment records informal swimming during an excursion, while the surrounding section supplies the tentative Guerrero setting and circa 1980 period.
Research note: A person and part of a boat are visible, with no clearly identifiable face; film copyright is separate from any applicable likeness or vessel-property permissions.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1980 home movie boat diving, headfirst water entry and a swimming excursion probably in Guerrero, Mexico.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's masked swimmers, scuba divers and offshore coastline, then with probable Guerrero material from circa 1980 or other recreational boat dives.

Still Frames From This Clip

A diver extends above rippling water during a boat excursion, probably in Guerrero, Mexico, circa 1980; the film has a strong blue-purple cast. — The diver stretches forward above the water before tipping into the entry.
License this still · $49

Raised legs mark a headfirst water entry beside a boat, probably in Guerrero, Mexico, circa 1980, in a grainy blue-purple home movie frame. — The upper body enters the water while the legs remain briefly above the surface.
License this still · $49

A diver's entry splash rises beside a pale boat rail, probably in Guerrero, Mexico, circa 1980; the person is beneath the surface. — A bright splash remains beside the boat after the diver disappears underwater.
License this still · $49

Foam and ripples spread after a boat-side dive, probably in Guerrero, Mexico, circa 1980, with a pale rail crossing the foreground. — The entry splash settles into an expanding ring of disturbed water.
License this still · $49

Visually Similar Clips